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ATTORNZY Se t. 27 19 p 27" J. F. MULLANEY MOLDING MACHINE Filed Sept. 17, 1923 l0 Sheets-Sheet l0 so INVENTOR ATTORNE Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

UNITEDv STATS PAEENT JOI-IN F. MULLANEY, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

MOLDING- MACHINE.

Application filed. September 17, 1923. Serial No. 663,088.

My invent-ion relates to improvements in molding machines adapted for forming plastic material, as damp clays and other soft or pulverized earthy matters, to be formed by a powerful compression, as in forming plastics of clay and sand, and in which it is necessary to have the molds composed ofv a .multiplicity of separate pieces forming the molded articles so arranged as to be taken apart from the molded article by removing one or more pieces of the mold at a time, so as not to disturb the form of the article molded; and some of the objects of my improvements are; first, to provide a rapid means of forming plastic material into the desired molded form; second, to provide molding means consisting of rotatable molding heads in cylindrical form adapted to .receive the material and mold it into the desired shapeand to expel the article molded from the molding heads without defacing or marring the surface of the article molded: third, to provi-de a series of automatically operated plungers in each of the said heads provided and adapted to expel from the molds the article molded; fourth, to provide means for automatically and mechanically operating a multiplicity of plungers separate in the same head, for the expulsion of the molded article; e

Fifth, for providing means for automatically and mechanically operating a plurality of plungers in twin heads, so that the plungers utilized in forming a certain mold between two drums, shall be operated so that one shall start the expulsion of the mold from one head before its opposite plunger starts the expulsion from its corresponding registering` part of the mold, by means of its registering plunger; sixth, to provide means for securing` said molding heads to the shaftings carrying hub-shaped ends for said heads adapted to receive stud-bars forming the staves or frame of the twin heads comprising` the principal body of the molding heads;

seventh, to provide adjust-ably secured cams adapted to operate the plungers in the molding heads, for the purpose of expelling the molded articles of earthy matter from the molding heads; eighth, to provide means for automaticallylowering or setting the molds in the rotating molding` heads before the maferial to be molded is iniected into them; ninth, to provide means for holding rotating moldingl heads in their registering positions at the bottom of the hopper; tenth, to provide means in the bottom part of a hopper adapted to supply plastic earthy matter to the molding` heads, whereby the earthy matter may be supplied to the molding heads; eleventh, to provide means for ad- `iustably operating' the comparative speed of molding drums with the comparative speed of a mixing appliance above the molding heads, so that said mixing appliance may be readily caused to turn slower or to stop without changing the speed of the molding heads; twelfth, to provide means in connection with a molding machine for mixing the materials to be molded so as to have a greater or less proportion of moisture and without changing` the speed of the rest of the machinery on the molding` machine;

Thirteenth, to provide a pair of molding heads containing surfaces of duplicate uniform stud-bars and plungers having plurality resistance surfaces in each head adapted to form a part of the surface of the article to be molded `.from damp material and said stud-bars havingcas't within them, studbolts having` thread lugs ori'loosses adapted to provide adjustment for said stud-bars; fourteenth, to provide a molding machine especially applicable to molding` nest eggsfrorni earthy matter; fifteenth, to provide a rotary molding machine in combination especially applicable 'to molding bricks and briquettes; sixteenth, to provide a molding machine that will mix with earthy matter foreign articles, as fibrous substances and wood pulp or sawdust ,so as to form rigid articles of manufacture and to expel them from the molds with out defacing them seventeenth, to provide automatic co-operative mechanical means for pulverizing the required material and mixing it in proper manner and proper proportions dry7 and to then mix it with water, and later to add and remix more dry material to stilfen it and later to mold it into forms and convey it through a dehydrating appliance as a finished article; eighteenth, to provide the 'following described machinery for pulverizing, mixing, and drying1 articles manufactured from moistened earthy matters with a binder ingredient as fibrous and sticky matters; nineteenth, in the manufact-ure of molded articles from semiplastic mixed materials having a vbinding ingredient or ingredients, as linters or sticky chemicalsor both, a matween their respective stud bars 1, 1 and form the extreme longitudinal boundary of the egg. My machine may be constructed so that the molds may form other articles beside nest eggs, but my description herein will becontined to forming nest eggs. My constructionmay cover a molding head with but one hub 3, but the construction herein described will have the two hubs 3 and 4 for each molding head, A and A.

rllhe drawings and description omit the power-supjrilying line shafts, as 1 do not claim invention in them and they are varied by the power-supply means, though we prefer electric motors connecter by friction clutches for each distinct member of the mechanism.

ISheets 6 and 7, having Figures 9 to 19 in` clusive show the parts of the molding heads separated and assembled. Figs. 9 and 10 show the side view and edge view, respectively of one of the connecting' bars 30, of which there 12 in each head and which connect the 12 plungers 2, in siX pairs of two each, on opposite sides of the head. These connecting bars 30, pass each other, as shown in Figs. 18 and 19, extending through the diametric center of the head and secure the connected opposite plungers 2, 2 so that when one is depressed so that its projcctingprongs 15 are flush with the outer surface 18 of the adjacent stud bars 1, the opposite plunger 2 secured thereto by its connecting bars 30, will project so that its three projecting prongs 15, will extend about a half inch beyond the outer surface 18 of its adjacent stud bars 1 and its concave molding' surfaces 17, 17 will ext-end beyond the concave molding surfaces 16, 16 of the stud bars.

Fi g. 9, shows a flat face view of the con-V nccting` bar 30, with the `groove seat recess 10 provided to register with the seat recess 11 of the angular recess 12. of the plunger 2, Fig. 13. to receive the rivet key 9. This key 9 locks the connecting bar 30 to the plunger 2, and the projecting lugs 169, 169 at the ends of the connecting bars 30, enclasp the sides of the plungers 2 and prevent a careening motion from deflecting the plungers from a direct line extending toward the parallel direction of the connecting bars. rl`he notch 13 between the projecting lugs 169 receives the edge `of the plunger at the bottom of the recess 12.

The stud har 1, is traversed longitudinally by the stud bolt 28, shown in Fig. 17, and ina ny other figures, and is shown at 29 to be swelled se that it will not slip in the stud bar 1, which is preferably cast about the stud bolt in the form of the construction shown herein, tho the holes may be drilled through the stud bars and the stud bolts put through in uniform size and keyed. v

The depressions 17, 17 in the outer faces of the stud bars 1 are provided for the escape of egg material that is in excess of what can enter the molds as the molding heads A, A"

surface of the hubsv 3 and 4, and provided to slide against the edges of the faceplates 198 and 200, shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 1, and against the faceplates as shown in Fig. 26.

Now we will refer' to Fig. 4, and will notice the above mentioned depression cam 20, at the right side of the molding head A, with the projecting prong of the plunger in the same relative position as in Fig. 21, and about to engage it, while the depression cam 20, does not engage the plungers in A to break the adhesiveseal of the wet mud and the excluded air from the mold in A until afterthe egg is released from A. l

AThe eggs may adhere to the ends of the plungers in either of the molding hea-ds A or A, as shown in such case they will be pushed off as shown in Fig. 4, by the left lower L shaped stripper' 101 or the left upper` L shaped stripper 103, from the plungers in molding head A and will be pushed olf the endsof the plungers in A, by the right lower L shaped stripper 102 or the right upper l. shaped stripper 104. 1t is rare that the upper strippers are needed, but on occasions the eggs will stick to the lower strippers and roll under them and against the respective molding heads and will then be disengaged by the upper strippers.

These molding heads A, A are turned by the shafts 19, 19 Fig. 2 which are kept in mesh by the gears 124k and 125, and lturned by the gear 119. The molding heads are also kept in mesh and registration by means of the cogs and registering valleys in the hubs 3, 3 and 4, 4, shown in Figs. 19; 20; 21; 25; and 18.

1n Fig. 21, is shown the rounded cogs 33 registering in mesh with the rounded valleys 34 which tend tor separate the centers of the molding heads A, and A, so as to rise away from the apex of the high surface of the stud'bars 1 as shownin Fig. 18 and in Fig. 25. The valleys 58 are provided to avoid pressure by the accumulating mud on the ends of the projecting sides or abutments 57 of the rounded valleys 34. The spur gear 119 is driven by the spur pinion 118 on the shaft 117 which is driven by the gear 116 which is driven by the spur pinion 115 on the shaft 114 which is turned by the belt pulley 27. The large spur gear 119 also turns spur pinion 120 which turns shaft 121 in iso lili

unison with shaft :117andthese two ishatsf turn'twelve times: asl theyshatts 19.' andf 19` turn once, andthe wrist pins 122 andl 123;` make one revolution for the fpassageof each stud bar `in their` respective `moldingaheads 1 heads 11', A g. with the .strippingv members;

the rotary cleaning brushes system 11;: the` oilingi systemuJ; the loweiIV rotary munng system B g. and the; intermediate mixing sys-` tem. C.' l,

* Referring new to Sheet 5, Figures 5,6, 7,8,

orfzdetailed vieSws of, the rotary cleaning brushesl, thefframes to whichthe parts 4`4 and" 45, brackets, `are'attached are omitted from the views so-asto show the parts be The securing part yis shown on the left side of Figi.4 4,` at 228,229, 230, and on the right side-'at 231,232; and the brackets for the lower ends ot the depressionbars 21 and20f are shown in` Fig.v 4 at 2314 and 233,

l respectively. f

The rotary cleaninggbrushes 23,y are mount` ed in pairs oni smalll 'frames' 226 and 227 theV latter showin in Figs. 5, 7, andf8; Fig. 6, shows the motorV belt l passing over the groovedl pulleys 37 ,i 37 provided to operate the shaiits43, 43 uponwhich the. brushes 23. aremounted. The driving `belt 156 isround, but'.standard'endfotherbelts can beused. It crosses to give the brushes ali-opposite` mo tionand to reduce 'friction initheir contact. The shield over the front of the brushes isato"` yprevent the'V brushed dbris from escaping forward into theV cleanedmolds that` arabei-ngoiled: by the daubers 171 and 172, Fig. 4L Thee rot-ary brushes 23, are run at aihigh speed and4 dip into the' molds at the time `thef molds are under their radius and. rise out instantly, Aand are actuated in this dipping movement by the travelers or dollies 36,.-.wliichd1op into the recesses of the molds immediately following the moldsfto be cleansed... The dolly tongues 33ers longi-` tudinally adjustable and `are pivotally attached at the lower end to the brackets 44 at pivot 39,.Fig; 8, and theupper end is'secured. to` the axle `155,..which` carries the dolly wheels36. Theli'litingpitman 40gis actuated` ab its lower en d by the axle 155 and th-edolly wheels 36,- and at theirupperentb they actu-- atethe framef41 by pushing it backward and upward as it pivots at 42.

The short distance between the pivot 42 and" the pit-man compared with the distance between'pvot 42 and the brush23 en ablesa slight rise of theaxlel155to cause a` wheels 36 pass over the molds.

The oiling system'` J is shown 1n Fig. 4 and is comprised of aiframe sliding uprightly on the twov upright oil supply pipes 191 and' 192, and actua-tedby the upright pitmen k163.and 164 which are inyturn actuated by the-.wrist pins 1-23A and 122 respec` tively, mounted on the shaits`117 and 121.

respectively shown in Fig. `llhese shafts turn twelve times while the: molding heads turn once and the molding heads have twelve sets of molds in their respective surfaces, thus causing the oil daubers 171vandY 172 to register with'each set of molds.

The two upright pitmen 163 and 164 are pivoted` at their top to their respective iframes at 166 and 167 respectively,.and the two pivfotally supported `frames areconnect-- ed to each other at their backby the horizontally extending cross bars 194, and 193.

At' the top ot the rotary oil -daubers 171 andr172, each has anoil cup^17 3 and 174 respectively with an upwardly Haring top opening that `maintains a position* under their respective oil supply `faucets 175 and 176 and: are positioned to catch thedripping oil 'from their respective faucetsV The wright rotary oil shaft 177 carrying dauber 171' revolves in the sleeve bearing 179- and is 'adjusted vertically by `means of the right adjustableleollar 181andis turned the; uni` versal joint `member 184 which 1s operated by the rightdrivingshaft 183 for oil dauber 171. Shaft 183 turns in sleeve bearing 187 and is actuated' by grooved pulley 189 which is provided t'o'be `operated by around driving belt.

The left rotary oil shaft 178 carrylng oil dauber 172,` turnsintheleft sleeve bearing 180, and is actuated by the left universal joint `185 and is adjust-able vertically by meansv ofthe left` adjust-able oilf collar 182. The left driving shaft 186 runs in the sleeve bearing 188, and is actuated by the le'ft grooved `pulley 190. The sleeve 'bearings 179, 180, 187 and 188 are` held inA their re spective positions inthe frames J by means of the clamping pressure ot the frames 195, 196 and 197, 198,: shown in Figa 4. Y

Figure 3 is a right side' elevation of part of the molding machine from the frame 206to above'the middle rotary mixers C. This ligure shows the brackets 17.0 and 241 supporting pivotally. the L` shaped strippers 102 and` 103, and shows the outwardly detour-l .ing curves made by the strippers to avoid the clamping frame 61' and the paddlgshaftings-52 of the lower mixers. In this iig-ure the mining chambers of B and C are notV housedfin andl are exposedto show the relative positions ol the parts within. The curved paddles 51 andrthe curved paddles 63 aresimilartandthe.,teeth 65,!off the mixer C for stripping the mud from the paddles 63 are similar to teeth 50 for stripping the mud from the paddles 51 of mixer B.

The annular flange member 5, shown in Figs. 18, 19, 20 and 25, has a` beveled convexsurface and slopes toward the inner part of the molding heads A and A, so that the pressure of the mud against the inner Walls of the faceplates 198 and 200, will tighten their lower edges upon the members 5 and tend to prevent the escape of the mud.

Figure 22 is a plan View in detail of the mixing appliance in B, as shown severed at line e-e of Fig. 21. In this figure is shown a section of the right jaw piece 48 and the left jaw piece 49. The sleeve coupling connections 141 are here shown with part of their centers removed to show the junction of the ends of the shaftings 52 and 140. The pins 158 are removably secured through the sleeve 141 and the shaft 52, by means of split keys or other keys as required. 'Ihe removable feature of the shaft 52, is provided to more conveniently remove the paddles 51 when they become worn, and to replace them and harden them when replaced, as the abrasive mud soon Wears them down thin.

In Fig. 26 is shown the op'positely 'positioned paddles 51, 51 adjacent to each other, but not touching and near the back face plate 198, going down side by side, and in Fig. 25, the pair of paddles 51, 51 are shown positioned to go down side by side. This arrangement is for the purpose of more .forciblv de ressinO" the mixture down be'- tween the two molding heads A A so as to fill the lower parts of the molds. Also in Fig. 25 is shown the bolts 59 and 60 supporting in place the jaw pieces48 and 49 and the stripping teeth 50, and also the bolts 59 stay the faceplates 198 and 200 from spreading, while the bolts 60 secure the faceplate 198 and pass through the clamping frame 61 and press it against the face plate 200, as shown in Fig. 25. In the last named figure are shown the recesses 58 located on each side of each rounded cog 38, and provided to allow escape of dbris from being pressed against by the projecting sides 57 of the rounded valleys 34.

In Fig. 3 is shown extending downward between the paddles 51, 51, the legs 157 of the tamper 58, and also the tamper lever 54 pivotally secured at its back end to the auxiliary upright post 218, and operated by the upright pitman 146. In Fig. 25, is shown how the said tamper lever 54, is secured to the tamper'58 by means of the bolt 55; and how the jaws 48 and 49 are secured to the side pieces 56.

In Fig. 1 the boxings 62 are shown secured to the clamping frame 61 which is represented made of angle bar, and in Fig. 3 it is shown made of a rectangular bar of wood, but they represent for the same purpose to support the outer ends of the paddle shaftings 52, and may be made either form.

Figures 1, 2 and 3, show an outline of the molding machine from three different views but not all of it in any one view.

In Figs. 4 and 16 are shown the disc ring 6, used on the end of the molding heads A. A when we do not use the hub 4 shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 20, and in dotted lines in Fig. 19.

'Ihe back face plate 7 of the mixing case C, and the front face plate 289 of mixing case C, are shown in Figs. 8 and 4, and back plate 7 is also shown in Fig. 1.

The dust shield 85, shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, is to prevent the dust thrown out by the rotary brushes 28 in the frames I, from getting into the cleaned molds that are being oiled ready to receive the material to be molded. The bracket 281, Fig. 4, supporting bracket 45 on the right side of the figure is supposed to be supported by another metal support 228 similar to the one shown on the left side ofthe ligure but is omitted to disclose the parts beyond.

Figure 2 shows a plan and Fig. 1 shows an elevation of part of the molding machine in which the stub axles 46 and 47, are shown extending outwardly from the outer hubs 4, and 47 turns in a boxing vsecured to the sliding frame M, and the other stub axle 46 turns in the bearing secured on the angle bar 108, and in line with the bearing secured on angle-bar 109, and the bearing on bottoni cross bar 209. The sliding frame M, has bolts passing down through it and through the members 108 and 109, and to keep the sliding frame M from binding on the members 108 and 109, thimbles surrounding the bolts are provided to press against plates 106, the underside of said frame M, and the top of the under slide bars 107, and said bolts pass through said thimbles 110, which are just long enough to prevent plates 106 and 107 from binding on 108 and 109. The flat base plate 111, is rigidly secured to and binds together the sliding members 106, 106 and it is the base upon which the clevis clamp 112 is rigidly secured.

In Figure 2, is shown a lever of the rst class 22, in which the pivot bolt `166 repre sents the fulcrum and the compression pin 118 represents the weight and the actuating pitman 130 represents the power, to compress the molding head A against the molding head A.. This pitman 130,` is pivotally mounted on the end of the intermediary lever member 127 of the lever 22, at one end and upon the ywrist pin 136 which actuates it at the other end.

In Figures 2 and 3 are shown the principal parts of the driving mechanism of the machine, omitting the line shafting and power producers which may "be electrically driven or byfsteam or otherwise. `'In Figures 2 and 3, the `belt pulley 27 drives the shaft 114 which drivesthe cog pinion 115, which in turn drives the spur Wheel 116, which in turn operates the thick shai't 108, `which lturns the disc Wheel which carries the Wrist pin 133, on which is mounted the -tlie intermediary lever 127' is the top member and 120 is the said bottoni member of 22, and they are `both pivotally secured together and to 127 by the pivot connecting pin 128, and by the Wooden saiiety pin 129, which is provided to be breiten or out by the shearing pressure in case some extra hard pressure be brought between the molding heads A and it', as it a piece ot iron got between them.

rlhe small shalt 111? Yis an integral contn uation and extension ott the shaft 163 Welded thereto but is smaller in diameter so as Vto pass through the small pinion 118 which `turns and drives the *large spur gear 119,

' which operates the molding heads.

1n Figure 3, is shown the counter shaft 143, driven by the belt 145 on pulley 144 which is a drum pulley and also drives-belts 14,? and 143. `Belt 147 drives pulley 149 rigidly secured to shalt 152, Which directly 1 drives paddle shaft or `-head64 in the rotary niiner C. The oog pinion `150, turns with said sha-tt 152 anddrives `its mate cog pinion 151 which drives the mate to shaft 152 which drives the other paddle shaft 64, which carries vthe curved paddles that pass between the stripping teeth 65.

The 'curved paddles 100, in the Wet mixer rD, are Apreferably ot round .material as they are intended for mining only While the paddles in B may be required to be of ilat "or broad material. as part of their mission Will be to torce the mined material down between the melting heads A Fand A..

rllhe horizontal bar 202 shown in Figs. `2 and 3, is `provided to reeeive the bar 203 from 4the nuts V204 and thepressure bolts 205. The bearings 201 resting upon the cross bar `217, support the middle of the shatings 140 and 52.

rllhe actioniot the friction roller 132is similar to a toggle joint action and with `the lever action ot 22, occupies about one `ourth ot the time vqfor one revolution of 'the disc Wheel 134 lshown in Fig. 3 and alsoone fourth of the time ot the passing of one mold or one 'forty-eighth of the time of one revo- .lution ot the ,molding heads A and A. It

is .desired to have as Amuch time as possible for the fillingr ot the molds, and as soon 'as theff-pressurei bf: ithe .rollerr i133,- i27, is 'removed Ifrom the eamilever 131,1thefpit1nan 130 and thefl'ever 127ware foreedbac'k byithe spring 159,shown in Fig.l 2, so 1asto provide for theiquick opening between theinolding heads A and 2A,^and1this .pressure ot the spring 159 eanbe regulated by the adjusting 'screw bolt *16.1, and the long ree'oilspring '160, and its .adjusting screw ibolt 162. This .spring 160 Sis* `to :prevent ftoo quick and too wide an opening: of tthe space by spring l159.`

cog `pinions 150 a-nd- 151, and the sleeve Alcouplings 154-connecting .the shaft `64 to them `in C. 1 In same iiigure 153 is the metal 4connection ot lever 54 and its actuating pitinan 146. The driving meehanisinis to `be above these: parts and not shoWn. lThe sleeve couplingsl4f1 Vare shown in Fig. .26 rivet-edito the shattings 140 .bythe rivets 199, as ai preferredconstruction.

` 11n Fie. the machine in Which 206 :and 207 lare-the right and lett bottom longitudinal frame members, 'and210 and 211 1anditheright and lett front posts,respectively, and' 208 .is the bottom `rear cross bar.

`In Fig. `3, is shown the upright parts of the frame inentionedin which the middle upright post 212 is -shoivn partly removed` 2 `iis shown a part `ott the frame VotV lBU and on the "right side is shown also jpartly removed, for 1thefsamepurpose. The cross bars 219 and 220, support theshaft 143, and the cross bars 216fand 217 supportthe shattings 140. The cross bars r221 and 222 suport the two shaftinis 152 drivino' the mii;-

ing paddles in C, andfthe cross bar 223, supports the frontend of the ^paddle shaft to `posts 212 and 214 -in the right `side and .mentioned in-Fig.V 3. .A

In Fig. vi1 and "in Fig-fg4 :are `shown `the bolts 235 clamping togetherthe `faceplate `239 rand thebaclr plate 7 near the topl of' the mixer chamber C; and 'fin Fig '1 'are shown the bolts 237, that clamp ftogether the tace plate`200,andtlie back 4plate 198, shown in Figs. 3 and26, la'nd238 are similar ielainp ing bolts and shown in Figs. 1 *and 4, in C, ,and thecurved kjavvsf236, in `Fig. 1 in Amixer @fare `integralWith the stripping teeth 65, to strip the `thickened'mudf :from the paddles 63.

` In Fig. 1 iseshownthe front side ot the` loraclreti240'support-ing the strippers 101 and 104 `and the ibraci'ket 241 supporting the strippers 102 andi103g Land 241 is also shown Ain Fig. 3 and is in connection with its mate 170. A bracket similar to 170 is presumed back of bracket 240, but is not shown as it .is on the opposite side from 170. The

mud from the mixing chamber C.

As heretofore suggested, the mixing of part of'the mud or other mixture with a binding filament, as linters, is provided to be done in the mixing chamber D with a wet mixture so as to cause the filaments on the liber of the linters'to get wet with a solution of the sticky matter in the mud or mixture, as potash and then have the wet mixture pass down into the mixing chamber C where it will be re-mixed and with a supply of dry material there that may or may not contain dry linters or other librous binding material, and this mixture we designate as lamp mud or damp mixture. The damp material or damp mixture is then released and falls to the mixing chamber B where it comes into Contact with more dry material which may or may not contain fibrous binding material or other binding material. In the chamber B, the mixed material is much stiffer and has to be pressed down as it is re-mix-ed and therefore requires much power and strong machinery.

Figures 25 and 26 illustrate this machinery, in the mixing chamber B, in detail, and show the rcombination with the molding heads A and A, which cover the principal mechanical part of my invention.

All the other mechanical parts of my invention are auxiliary to and secondary to these three elements, B and A and A, with their special construction described in this application, in which Figures 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, and 20, explain.

1lllhile the drawings illustrate a molding head provided to mold twelve pairs of nest at one revolution in pairs of two eggs side by side and the twelve faces on each head having each the molds for two half eOoi I want it understood that I wish my "Iventicn to not be confined to this twelve faces or that the molds be in pairs only, but I desire to cover the use of my machine to Stake many eggs or molds in each face or to make but one egg or other article in each face and to have an indefinite number of faces in each head, as twelve or ten or twenty four.

Furthermore I wish my invention to cover the form of the stud bolts 28, not only swelled as shown at 29 in Fig. 17, but they may be supplied with bosses or lugs or smooth, as the exigencies may demand.

Further, in the mixing of medications into the dry material for disinfecting or deodor izing, or for odorizing purposes, I wish the right to mix them in the orderI in which they will mix compatibly, and of mixing them in either the dry or liquid form depending on the particular medicinal'ingredients to be mixed.

In mixing into nest eggs or other articles the ingredient of sawdust it might be required to have more mixing chambers than the three illustrated in the drawings, and I therefore claim the right to use the number of mixers required, be it one mixer or an indelinite multiplicity of mixers.

In Fig. 4 is shown the molding heads A and A, with twelve faces provided to mold two in each face, and as shown in Fig. 19, there is no molding hub 4 on the front end of the molding heads A and A, while Fig. 1 shows the molding head 4 on the molding heads, and Fig. 19 shows it attached in the dotted lines. VJ here we have a molding head with a plurality of egg molds or other molds in each face, it is necessary to sever the or other articles apart as they drop from the molds, so that they will not act as a cluster and clog the conveyors 24 and rihis is required for the reason, that the binder material if made of liber, as linters, forms a thin strong compressed iin between the eggs and holds them together. So I have provided the severing wire 248 shown in Figs. 1 and 4, which is suspended directly under the line between lthe molds in the ends of the faces, and as the eggs drop one goes down on each side of the wire and severs the connecting iin between them. If they stiel; to the ends 15 of the plungers as shown in Figs. 4 and 21, the iin will be sawed or severed by the movement longitudinally with the wire.

This severingl wire is shown suspended in Fig. 4 from two pins 249 and 250, and is in two positions, 248 and 251, the latter being the usual tight drawn position which could not be shown in Fig. 1 because of the interposition of the angle bar 103. l

If we use multiplicity of mold for-ms in one face we will use wires under the line between each two molds so as to sever the binding fin connecting the molded parts, as nest eggs.

I-Iaving thusl described my invention l claimd 1. In a rotary machine of the class described adapted to mold' articles of stili" plastic material; two rotating, molding heads with parts of the forming meld in opposite faces of the two heads as they register in Contact, operating means to turn them, ejectors in each head provided to eject r opposite -sidecf its respective drum, and operated Acani aineans :actuating said plungers together so that one Vis moved outwardlT as the other is moved inwardly., :tor .the purpose specified.

A machine fioranolding nest-.eggs `and other articles troni plastic AearthyY materials rcomprising a pair ot rotatable molding heads operative plungers in each head actuated by :cans -to remove the `niolded arf ticles from the molds, each mold formed from the `surfaces oit separately operated members in eachhead and registering with the opposite, a lever mechanism operating one of said `heads trom and against the opposite head to `allow a suppljyT et material to Abe ted between saidiheads when relea sed and to be compressed intoltorm bypressing said heads together,-ineans for actuating said piangere :to nieve the proper timesl `to expel. said Vmolded articles `without detacing, stripiviingl n'ieinbers provided to Aremove the `molded terms from sticking to Vthe pliingeii's Ior heads, rotating brush members actuated to brush out and cleanse the said molds, actuating means for dipping said .rotating `brush members into said molds and -ior removing .them troni said molds as said heads retraite, rotating' brushes .provided with oil and operatively. dipping linto rsaid molds immediately alter the)7 are cleansed, in coinbination with actuating means l'or operating said appliances synchronically.

il. `na machine ofthe class described dior melding nest-eggs and other articles'roin plastic eartlfijyT materials, a pair et irotatabl molding heads containingabout halt ot the siiri'aees ot the articles fin the molds of each head, operative plungers in each headactuated by irregular cams to remove the molded articles `from the molds, a lever meclianisin operating one ot said heads from and against the opposite head te allori' a supply of material to be ted between Vsaid heads when releasel and to be compressed into 'ferm by pressing said heads together, means for actuating said plungers to .move

t the proper times to expel said molded articlesV without de'faeing, stripping inem` bers provided to remove the molded'itorins from sticking to the yplringers or heads, ro-

:licensee head, two longitudinal bars torining part of the ,perimeter of each :head and lregistering with two like bars` 1n fthe-,opposite head, a

plunger -ineinber operatively situated be-V tween Yeach ypaiiwotfsaid bars, and adapted `to expel the `formed moldednrtlele, lever `aet-uating means :tor l'orci-ng `one .headv away from its -niate fte `allow 4the :material to beV torcedV down between the-heads `and lill the cavities oit the-molds, and to actuate said heads against each other.

.6. Ya .molding machine of the class -described, two rotatable "molding heads, longitudinally extending Lbars Iin thei'aee of the periphery ot each head, a plunger member operatively `situated between each two ot' said bars, .each pair of bars and plunger being- Vprovided with :a recessregistering with a recessinthe opposite pair et bars and vplunger iin the opposite head, each plunger being ,rigidly secured to a like plunger lin the opposite pair of bars vin the sainevlhead and operatedtherewithso that .when the plungers 'in .opposite heads .are together their respective rigidly` attached plungers project :beyoud the farthest separated peripheries el the heads, Astrippers actuativelv positioned and adapted to remove the inoldedarticles from l said plungers, rotating brushes adapted and actuated to cleanout saidinolds on the peripheries opposite the Contact et the heads, and lever actuating. means "for separating said heads .and for 'forcing 'them together is'jynchronieally, forthe purposes speciiied.

"7i In a molding Ainachineol' the 'cla-ss 'described' adapted 'tor forming articles from Vplastic materials, .two rotating molding heads' working against each other `and being alternately .separated and forced against 'each ot-her', parallel extending bars forming part of 'the peripheries @teach head, an operatively positioned plunger between each pair oltwo bars and the plungers in oppositeisides ofthelsaine` head being Arigidly se eure'd'together so that one of them` will project beyond the peripheryfand adapted to engage a cam to forfaits opposite .plunger -beyond the periphery to expel 4the molded article, each `pair et bars and their within plunger "having recesses to receiveithe material to be molded, said bars and plungers registering with like bars and plungers in the face of the opposite head, lever actuating means adapted to draw said heads apart and force them together alternately, 'stripping members adapted to vstrip the molded articles from the plungers, rotating brushes adapted to clean out said recesses as they are presented synchronically, and oiling members adapted to oil the cleaned recesses, automatically, for the purposes specified.

8. In a molding machine ot the class described, the combination of two molding heads, lever actuating` means for forcing said heads apart and together alternately and synchronically, rotating pressure paddles adapted to iorce the plastic material to be molded to between said heads, rotating brushes adapted to cleanse said heads, rotating means or oiling said heads after being cleaned, actuating means for driving said heads, levers, brushes, paddles, and Oilers, means synchronizing with said lever adapted to remove said brushes from the heads and to drop them into the empty molds; said heads being provided with recesses in their periphe'ries registering in the opposite contacts ot the heads and adapted to receiv'eplastic material to be molded, plungers situated in each head adapted to expel the molded articles, stripping members adapted to remove the molded articles from said plungers, and cam members adapted'to operate said plungers syn chronically, for the purposes speoiiied.

9. In a moldingmachine of the class described, a pair of molding heads rotating against each other in opposite directions, lever actuating means for forcing said heads apart and against each other as they are rotated, rotating pressure paddles adapted to torce plastic material` down between said heads as they are parted, said heads having recesses in their contact peripheries adapted to receive said material to be lmolded into said recesses under pressure, plunger members extending transversely through saiol heads and adapted to expel the molded ticles from said recesses, stripping members adapted to remove said articles from said plungers below said heads, rotating brushes Y mounted in frames and adapted to dip into said recesses and clean them, rotating` oilingv members adapted to oil said Arecesses after they are cleaned, lever members adapted to operate the dip otsaid trames and oiling' members. synchronicallyras the recesses pass under said brushes, and cam members adapted to operate said plungers.

l0. In a molding machine of the class described, in combination, al mixing chamber adapted to receive dry pulverized material and a humid liquid, rotating mixing paddles in said chamber adapted to mix -said material and liquid, rotating molding heads situated below said chamber and provided with recesses in their peripheries adapted tore-k ceive said material and liquid as a plastic composition, rotating pressure paddles in a secondary chamber below said mixing chambeiI and above said heads adapted to torce said composition into said recesses, actuating means to operate said mixing paddles,

pressure paddles, and heads, lever actuating means adapted toriorce said heads apart and together to allow said recesses to fill with said composition and to be pressed therein, cam actuated plunger members extending transversely throughsaid heads and adapted to expel the molded articles ot composition from saidfrecesses, rotating brushes mounted on trames and adapted to dip into said .recesses to clean them as they pass, stripping members adapted to remove the molded articles from said plungers,rotating members adapted to oil said recesses after they have been cleaned, and actuating means adapted to synchronically operate said frames andV brushes and rotating Ymembers with said heads.`

l1. In a molding machine adapted to mold deiinite forms as artificial nest-eggs from plastic material, in combination, a primary mixing chamber adapted to receive dry pu'lverized material and a tluid material Ato be i mixed into a composition, rotating'mixing paddles ope ating in said chamber, a receptacle beneath said chamber and adapted to receive said composition, a hand operated shutoff valve-slide between said chamber and receptacle, a pair of molding 'heads beneathv said receptacle rotating against each other lin opposite directions, lever actuating means provided and adapted to draw said heads apart and` to force them ltogether alternately asV they revolve, rotating pressure v paddles operating within said receptacle close lbeen cleaned, abutments adapted to engage the outwardly extending plunger end and force it inwardly andA thus force the mate ofV said plunger to expel the egg' on the opposite side oi"y said head, spring-compressed stripping members adapted to strip. said molded articles from said plungers beneath said heads, actuating means :operating said dipping frames so as to synchronize with the rotating of said headsso that said brushes will dip into said recesses, and actuating Sli) lili 

